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Bill Introduced to End Mandatory Minimums in All Drug Cases
By Jeralyn, Section Legislation
Posted on Wed Mar 18, 2009 at 05:16:57 PM EST
Via FAMM, Rep. Maxine Waters has introduced a bill to end mandatory minimum sentencing in all drug cases. The bill has 15 co-sponsors.
H.R. 1466, the Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009, seeks to repeal mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenders and to give courts the ability to determine sentences based on all the facts, not just drug weight. It would also refocus federal resources on major drug traffickers instead of low-level offenders. There is currently no companion bill in the Senate.
Posted : March 18, 2009 7:45 pm